Fractional-order numerical modeling to study chloride ion transport in concrete with fly ash or slag additions.

To better study the chloride ion migration in concrete with fly ash or ground granulated blast furnace slag under low fatigue load, a Caputo time fractional-order chloride diffusion model is developed in this paper. The model, grounded in Fick's second law with a fractional-order derivative, employs an implicit numerical method for discretization, resulting in a fractional-order numerical scheme. The stability and convergence of the scheme are rigorously proven within the paper.

Synthesis of Composite Titanate Photocatalyst via Molten Salt Processing and Its Enhanced Photocatalytic Properties.

Photocatalysis plays a pivotal role in environmental remediation and energy production and improving the efficiency of photocatalysts, yet enhancing its efficiency remains a challenge. Titanate has been claimed to be a very promising material amongst various photocatalysts in recent years. In this work, a novel composite photocatalyst of sodium titanate and potassium titanate was synthesized via a simple hydrothermal and molten salt calcination method.

Improvement of the Stability and Optical Properties of CsPbBr QDs.

All-inorganic perovskite quantum dots (CsPbX QDs) (X = Cl, Br, I) have the advantages of adjustable emission position, narrow emission spectrum, high fluorescence quantum efficiency (PLQY), easy preparation, and elevated defect tolerance; therefore, they are widely used in optoelectronic devices, such as solar cells, light-emitting diodes, and lasers. However, their stability still constrains their development due to their intrinsic crystal structure, ionic exchange of surface ligands, and exceptional sensitivity to environmental factors, such as light, water, oxygen, and heat. Therefore, in this paper, we investigate the stability improvement of CsPbX QDs and apply fabricated high-efficiency, stable perovskite QDs to solar cells to improve the performance of the cells further.

Matrix Metalloproteinase-9-Responsive Surface Charge-Reversible Nanocarrier to Enhance Endocytosis as Efficient Targeted Delivery System for Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy.

Nanoparticles, that can be enriched in the tumor microenvironment and deliver the payloads into cancer cells, are desirable carriers for theranostic agents in cancer diagnosis and treatment. However, efficient targeted delivery and enhanced endocytosis for probes and drugs in theranostics are still major challenges. Here, a nanoparticle, which is capable of charge reversal from negative to positive in response to matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP9) in tumor microenvironment is reported.

(E)-(2,4-Dichloro-phen-yl)[2-hydr-oxy-6-(methoxy-imino)cyclo-hex-1-en-yl]methanone.

The title compound, C(14)H(13)Cl(2)NO(3), was obtained as the product of an attempted synthesis of herbicidally active compounds containing oxime ether and cyclo-hexenone groups. In the crystal structure, the mol-ecule adopts an endocyclic enol tautomeric form and the cyclo-hexene ring adopts a distorted envelope form. The oxime ether group has an E configuration, with the meth-oxy group anti to the ortho-chloro substitutent.